Your baby's sensory development is exploding! His/Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that he/she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to him/her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.
Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. His/Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. His/Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on his/her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on his/her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.
This is the last time that I'll have to post "his/her" (God willing.) If all goes well, we'll know what #2's gender is in a few days! The past two nights I have had dreams that it's a boy. Last night, I dreamt that I was slouching on the couch, watching "him" kick. Then, because we have this weird CFL light that is way brighter than normal light bulbs, my belly was all of a sudden translucent and I was able to see the little baby. I saw eyes, hands, legs, and a little something that lead us to say, "yup, it's a boy."
Weird dream. I'm afraid that all these weird dreams are leading me to believe that it really is a boy and that I'll be let down if I'm wrong. Not that I'll be unhappy if we're having a girl. I think I would just be disappointed that my so-called "motherly instinct" lead me astray. Kaylynn has been the best little girl and it would be fun to see her with a little sister, teaching her how to play with Baby and all that fun stuff. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. :)
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